President Mikhail S. Gorbachev's push to establish "a full-blooded market" to resolve the Soviet Union's economic crisis appears to be frightening many people even more than the country's present crisis. To them, "market" means higher prices, unemployment and, ultimately, a renewed class struggle that could bring civil war. "The people's attachment to socialism goes very deep, and it is rooted not in ideology but in our history and our national character as Russians," Alexei A.

As President Bush slept, Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev and Russian leader Boris N. Yeltsin huddled until 3 a.m. Tuesday for a summit of their own. It cleared away the last major dispute in their long, acrimonious fight over power-sharing, Russian officials said. "Today, there are no obstacles to Russia signing the Union Treaty," Pavel I.

Soviet lawmakers, moving to end more than 70 years of state socialism, approved legislation Wednesday that authorizes the establishment of stock exchanges, ends the monopolies long enjoyed by state companies and sharply reduces taxes on business profits.

Soviet lawmakers, moving to end more than 70 years of state socialism, approved legislation Wednesday that authorizes the establishment of stock exchanges, ends the monopolies long enjoyed by state companies and sharply reduces taxes on business profits.

After weeks of delay, Mikhail S. Gorbachev launched his new "anti-crisis" program on Thursday with a presidential decree banning strikes in the Soviet Union's most crucial industries and offering plump incentives to their workers in an effort to shore up the collapsing economy at its base.

As President Bush slept, Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev and Russian leader Boris N. Yeltsin huddled until 3 a.m. Tuesday for a summit of their own. It cleared away the last major dispute in their long, acrimonious fight over power-sharing, Russian officials said. "Today, there are no obstacles to Russia signing the Union Treaty," Pavel I.

After weeks of delay, Mikhail S. Gorbachev launched his new "anti-crisis" program on Thursday with a presidential decree banning strikes in the Soviet Union's most crucial industries and offering plump incentives to their workers in an effort to shore up the collapsing economy at its base.

President Mikhail S. Gorbachev's push to establish "a full-blooded market" to resolve the Soviet Union's economic crisis appears to be frightening many people even more than the country's present crisis. To them, "market" means higher prices, unemployment and, ultimately, a renewed class struggle that could bring civil war. "The people's attachment to socialism goes very deep, and it is rooted not in ideology but in our history and our national character as Russians," Alexei A.